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An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for concurrent jurisdiction, repealing provisions relating to appropriate implementation for minor victims of human trafficking, providing for special relief to restore victim's dignity and autonomy and for safe harbor for sexually exploited children, establishing the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund and imposing penalties; and, in juvenile matters, providing for dependency in lieu of delinquency.

On SB 554 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for definitions, providing for concurrent jurisdiction, repealing provisions relating to appropriate implementation for minor victims of human trafficking, providing for special relief to restore victim's dignity and autonomy and for safe harbor for sexually exploited children, establishing the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund and imposing penalties; and, in juvenile matters, providing for dependency in lieu of delinquency.

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other · April 18, 2017

By party

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	1
Democratic	6	0	0	0

How each member voted (26)

BLAKE Yes
BREWSTER Yes
EICHELBERGER Yes
GREENLEAF Yes
KILLION Yes
LEACH Yes
MENSCH Yes
SCAVELLO Yes
VULAKOVICH Yes
WARD Yes
BROWNE Yes
CORMAN Yes
SCARNATI Yes
WAGNER Not voting
Art Haywood Democratic Yes
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yes
Jay Costa Democratic Yes
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yes
Sharif Street Democratic Yes
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yes
David G. Argall Republican Yes
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yes
Gene Yaw Republican Yes
Lisa Baker Republican Yes
Scott Martin Republican Yes
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yes